Coin controlled vending and change making mechanism



June 5, 1934. F, V AZ UEZ 1,961,531

COIN CONTROLLED' VENDING AND CHANGE MAKING MECHANISM Filed Dec. 9, 19303 Sheets-Sheet l l 13 5 I (9W June 5, 1934. V-ELAZQUEZ 1,961,537

COIN CONTROLLED VENDING AND CHANGE MAKING MECHANISM Filed Dec. 9, 1930 3Sheets-Shut 2 June 5, 41934. vELAzbuE-z 1,961,537

com CONTROLLED VENDING AMYCHANGE MAKING MECHANISM Filed Dec. 1930 3Sheets-Sheet 3 106 ms 110 l 135 I 1 MIIIMHHI Patented .lune 5, 1 934COIN CONTROLLED VENDING ANQ CHANGE MAKING MECHANISM.

Federico Velazquez, Paris, France Application December 9, 1930, SerialNo. 501,11 In France December 12, 1929 1 16 Claims. (01. 19 1-7) Theobject'oi. this invention is to provide an improved apparatus forautomatically exchanging a piece -of money introduced into the same foran equivalent amount in smaller coins, and for also exchanging the moneytor-merchandise distributed by the apparatus, such as chocolate, chewinggum and the like; and is also operative for the delivery of a ticketafter the introduction of a piece of money, by the actuation of one orseveral keys, and retaining the monetary value marked on the ticketdelivered and restoring the difierence with regard to the coinintroduced, it

,the' value of this coin is superior to that 01' the ticket. 1 A

This improved apparatus is especially adapted for use in certain little.trades, such as colleehouses, bars and the like, where at first a ticketmust be taken correspondingto the value of the merchandise to bepurchased.

With the above and other objects in ,view, the

invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement ofdevices hereinafter described and claimed:

l'n'the accompanying drawings:

' Fig. l is a sectional view of an embodiment of a money distributor.

' Fig. 2 is a general diagram ofdistributors and selectors with theirconnections. i

Fig. 3 is'a sectional view of a goods distributor.

"Fig. 4 is a section according to line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is. a section according Fig. 3. p r

' Fig. 6 isa planview of the trap of the distrib- 3 v Figs. 7 and 8 areembodiments of a money distributor.

Fig: '9. is a detail sectional view of the control ,means for theswitches controlling the printing oi the tickets.

In an apparatus made as an examrilqaccording to the invention, one ofthe essential parts consists in the money distributing device. Thisdevice comprises cylindrical tubes for use as magazines and the numberof which varies ac-' cording to the monetary system of the country.

In adapting the apparatus ifor example !or the monetary system used inthe United States of America, eight tubes areprovided, designated by theletters a, b,-c, d, e, j, g, h (Fig. 2).

The tube a contains in this case pieces of 50 cents, the tube b piecesof 25 cents, thetube 0 pieces of 10 cents, the tubes d and e pieces of 5cents and the tubes 1, g and h, pieces of 1 cent Nora-dollar. j

iii/line 5 -5 of tors are situated in the same lines' as the centers'llguiding them toward an inclined wall 12 which .111 to them.

The tubes a, b, c, d, e, f, g and h are carried by a metal bridge 6secured to the frame of the a paratus as will be explained later. a

The distributor is arranged below these tubes. According to anembodimentof the invention this distributor comprises a metal plate 1 slidingbetween two guides learned by the frame of the apparatus (Figs. 1 and2). 5

The plate 1 displaces itself above ,a second protecting metal plate 3fixed to'the frame.

The plate 3 is provided with openings4 whose diameters correspond tothose of the diflerent pieces of money current in the country in which Athe apparatus is used. 4

The movable plate 1 has openings 5 whose cen- A themselves over theopenings of the plate 3 when the) movable platel is at the end of itsstroke.

The metal bridge 6 is fixed above the guides 2 'and is also providedwith openings 7 of diameters corresponding'to those of the plates 1 and3. To the peripheries of the openings 7 are fixed the tubes (1, b, c, d,e, f, g, h for receiving the pieces 01- money.

Each of these tubes places itself exactly over the corresponding opening5 of the movable plate 1 when the latter is in its'position of rest.

Below the openings 4 of the plate 3 are'fixed small stops 8 whichpartially obstruct the said openings. 1 Opposite the fixed stops 8 areprovided, also below the fixed plate 3, movable abutments 9 eachsupported by a rod 10 sliding longitudinally with respect to theapparatus. o

The pieces 8, conjointiy with the parts 9, in their position oi! rest,prevent the pieces 01 money from passing through the openings 4; but assoon as the movable abutments 9 slide and clear these openings the'pieces of money supported only by the fixed stops 8 pass across saidopenings and are slightly turned. They fall into a funnel leads them tothe exterior of the apparatus.

The sliding movement of the movable abutments '9 isensured byelectro-magnets 13A, 13b, 13s, 13s exerting their attraction upon theends of rods 10 forming cores of the solenoids formed by the magnets,and said core rods. Springs 15 tend constantly to maintain the movableabutments below the openings 4 correspondplate 1 and is adapted to act,during the same,

Below the plate 1 is fixed a sledge 16 supporting a springblade having acurved section and abutting against the lower surface of the fixed plate3. This spring follows all displacements of the and pivoting the saidrods or the like 18 aroundtheir hinges 19. These rods or the like 18 maybe replaced by metal plates articulated by their hinges. I

In such a case the parts 20 are-disposed in such manner that at themoment of the plate pivoting toward the'openings 4, each part 20 engagesbetween the stops 8. The pieces 20 are of suitable thickness so thatwhen situated between the orifices '4, the depth'preserved in theseorifices corresponds to the thickness of the piece they ought tocontain. v

The displacement ofthe movableplate 1 is obtained by means of a crank21' keyed to a vertical shaft 23. The pin of the crank 21 is providedwith a roller 22 displacing itself in a guide slot 14 provided in theplate 1.

The shaft 23 serves as an axle for a wheel 24 fixed to said axle andactuated by an electric motor 25 through the medium of toothed wheelsThe pinion 28 acts upon teeth 29 occupying a half only of the thicknessof the wheel 24. The other half 30 of the thickness is smooth and pre--sents a recess 31 into which may engage a wedge 32 carried by a metalpallet 33. This pallet is articulated to a terminal 34 connected to onex of the poles of-the source of the current, (for example to thepositive pole). A spring 35 main tains constantly the wedge 32 incontact with the periphery of the wheel 24.

Upon the wheel 24 is provided an elevation 36 with an inclined plane andadapted to enter into contact with a brush 37 supported'by the frame, atthe time of the said wheel eifecting a part of its revolution.

The brush 37 is connected by a wire 38 to the winding of anelectro-magnet 39. The other extremity of the said winding is connectedto the negative terminal of the source of current.

The electro-magnet 39 acts upon an armature 40 articulated to :theterminals 41 connected to the positive pole of. the source of current.This armature acts-with its free extremity upon parts 42 sliding belowthe tubes 43 containing pieces 44 to be exchanged.

The said tubes are disposed in the apparatus in the best suitable wayand communicate with.

' a device selecting moneyof current type. This device receives thecoins introduced into the apparatus to be changed or in payment of themerchandise desired. This insertion is made in as many slots provided onone of the'fronts of the apparatus, as thereare kinds of coins in themonetary system of the country, and the value of which represents atleast one of the articles delivered by the apparatus. Thus'there are asmany tubes 43 as there are slots to receive the coins, and the selectivedevice is interposed between said slots and the tubes 43.

For the monetary system chosen as example.

there will be five slits for admission of pieces to be exchanged, andfive tubes'43. The tube a device counting the pieces.

431 receives the 1 dollar pieces, the tube 43; the 50 cent pieces,.thetube 43k the 25 cent pieces and the tube 431 the 10 cent pieces and thetube 43m the 5 cent pieces.

At the bases of the tubes 43 are arranged fixed stops 45 obstructing apart of the lower openings of said tubes. To the sliding piece 42 arefixed stops 46 which in the position of rest of the parts 42 prevent thepieces 44 fromfalling. Adjustable springs 47 maintain normally the parts42 in their position of rest.

The apparatus is completed by an electromagnet 48 (Fig.2) acting upon anarmature 49 articulatedto a terminal 50 connected to the positive poleof the source of current. The free extremity of the armature 49 getsinto contact with a piece 51 connected by a wire 52 to a fixed piece 53situated opposite the pallet 33 and getting into contact with saidpallet at the time of the wheel 24, pushing back the wedge 32 andconsequently the pallet 33. v

Anothervwire 54 connects the piece 53 to the electric motor 25 (Fig. 1)connected at the other part with the negative pole of the source orcurrent. I

Stops 45 situated at the bases of the tubes 43 are each connected by awire 55 with the windings of electro-magnets 56 communicating at theother part with the negative pole of the source of current. f

'I'heseelectro-magnets 56 act upon levers 57 oscillating aroundterminals58 and arranged to get into contact with three plugs 59, 60, 61arranged in such manner thatwhen attracted by their correspondingelectro-magnets 56, they establish contact between the parts 59 and 60,and when, on the contrary, being in their position of rest, the contactis established between the terminals 58 and the parts 61. A springmaintains each lever in the, said position. It must be noted that in thecase-of the lever being attracted by the electro-magnet, thecommunication is also established between the part 59 and thearticulation terminal 58.

Each contact 59 is connected to the positive pole of the source ofenergy and the terminal 58 of each lever is connected to the contact 61of the following device. In this manner the terminal 58, for example, ofthe electro-magnet 561 is connected to the contact 61 of theelectro-magnet 56 the terminal58 of the latter is connected to thecontact 61 of the electro-magnet 56k and so on.

is connected to the winding of the electro-magnet 48 destined to closethe circuit of the motor 25.

All contacts of the electro-magnets 56 are connected to the windings ofrelays 62 actuating This device may be of any known type, whichconsequently is neither represented nor described in the presentinvention.

The working of the money distributing device will be readily understood:

The tubes a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h are at first filled with divisionalclassified money pieces. These pieces can therefore pass through theapertures 7 of the bridge 6 and drop into the openings 5 of the movableplate 1.

At this moment this plate is maintained in its position of rest by thewedge 32'engaging the recess 31 of the wheel 24. The thickness of theplate 1 being at the locality of the openings such that the opening 5may contain one or two pieces of coin according to the case, the orifice5 in registry with the tube a receives one piece of 50 cents, the one ofthe tube b one piece of 25'cents, the one of the tube 0 one piece of 10cents.

The opening of the tube d is of the size anddepth to receive one 5 centpiece, the opening of the'tube e one 5 cent piece, the opening or thetube f two 1 cent pieces, the orifice of the tube g two 1 cent pieces,and the orifice oi the tube h one 1 cent piece.

At starting, the openings are loaded with one or two correspondingpieces of money, according to the orifice. o

If a piece of money to exchange is introduced into one of the tubes 43,for example a coin 44 of 50 cents into the tube 431, the coin introducedcloses the circuitfthe' positive pole, the terminals 41, armature 40,rod 42, contact 46, coin 44, contact 45, wire 55;, winding 56;, thenegative pole.

' The lever 57; is attracted and closes the circuit:

positive pole, terminal 59 lever 57;, contact 58;,

contact 60;, electro-magnet 62;, negative pole;

The armature 49 is attracted and closes the circuit: pole terminal 50,armature 49, contact 51, wire 52, wire 54, motor 25, the negative pole.

The motor 25 commences torotate and drives the wheel 24 which, throughthe medium of the crank 21 moves the plate 1 in its guides 2.

ings at their bases.

The pieces of money introduced into the openings '5 are in this waytaken along by the said plate and, cannot fall because the plate 3situated belowthe plate 1 constantly obturates the open- At the otherpart, the plate 1 prevents the pieces from falling out of the tubes a,b, c and soon. Consequently the pieces are moved to the openings 4 ofthe plate 3 and drop into those openings, whose pieces are sunk into thefunnel. The stops 8, 9 prevent them from falling. I

At the other part, the sledge 16 driven or taken along by the plate .1causes pivoting'of the rods or plates 18 and the stops 20 completelyobturate the bases of the openings 4 and hence prevent the downwardmovement of pieces occupying by chance an oblique position in theopenings 4.

During the rotation of the wheel 24 the elevated part 36 enters intocontact with the brush 3'7 and the following circuit is closed: poleterminal 34, .pallet 33, wedge 32, wheel 24, the elevation 36, the

brush 37, the wire 38, winding 39, the negative pole. The armature 40 isattracted and takes along the rods 42 which displace the wedges 46. Thepiece 44 which is no longer supported drops into the cash of theapparatus or is automatically re-distributed into the tube acorresponding to its value. v 1

Simultaneously, during the rotation 01 the wheel 24, the wedge 32 isdriven back by the smooth part of the wheel 24, at which moment theextremity of the pallet 33 enters into contact with the fixed piece 53which closes the following circuit: pole terminal 34, pallet 33, piece53,wire 54, motor 25, the negative pole. Hence it will be understoodthat the first temporary feeding circuit of the motor 25, is replaced bya permanentlyfeeding circuit. The first feeding is possible only duringthe time the piece of money is in contact with the contacts 45, 46, andas soon as this piece has fallen, the feeding would be stopped and themotor would be arrested. At this moment the plate 1 will have resumedits starting position in such manner that the openings 5 areagainpositioned exactly below the tubes 0., b, 0 etc. The

openings 5 which are emptied of their coins upon their'passage above thecavities 4 from which the coins have been freed, will find themselvesthen again filled with one ortwo coins, according to the case inquestion, falling from the tubes at, b, 0, etc.

The extremity of the attracted lever 57; gets in touch with the contact60 and closes'the following circuit: pole terminal 59, lever 57;,contact 60, relay 62 pole This relay actuates-the device (notdescfibed)for counting the pieces.

Itis also in this way obvious that the pieces of money have beendeposited into the openings 4 and that they are kept there by the stops8 and 9.

To the terminals 58 are attached wires leading to the windings ofbobbins 13 after the passage through an apparatus selecting themerchandise and described later on; forthe moment each section a, b, c,d, e of the same will be considered as a continuous wire.

In this manner. the terminal 581 is connected to the bobbin 133. by thewire 63, the section a of theselector and the wire 64. The terminal 58is connected to the bobbin 13b by the wire 65, the

section b of the selector and the'wire 66. The terminal 58is connectedto the bobbins 13c and 13s by the wire 67, the sections 0 and d of theselector and the wires 68 and 70.

The terminal 581 is connected to the bobbin 13 by the wire 69, thesection e of the selector and the wire '71.

Finally, the terminal 58m is connected to the bobbins 131, 13g and 13hby the wire 72, the sections 1, g, h. of the selector and the wires '73,74 and '7 5.

If consequently the piece 44 of 50 cents has been introduced into thetube 43 the openings 4 having v been preliminarily filled with money,while the counter of the 50-cent pieces has been actuated, the currentestablished by the relay 56 will flow in the wires 65, 67, 69 and 72 andthen in the wires 66, 68, 70, 71, '73, 74 and '75 connected to thebobbins 13b, 13, 13d, 130, 131, 13;, 13h. The cores .10

of these bobbins are attracted and the stops 9 at tracted rearwardlyuncover the opening 4 of the plate 3. The pieces lodged in this orificefall upon the funnel 11 and are evacuated along the inclined plane 12.

It will be understood that in the example chosen the following pieceswill fall: one 25 cent piece,

one 10 cent piece, two 5 cent pieces andfive 1 .cent' pieces, exactlycorresponding to 50 cents of little money.

The electro-magnet 13a alone has not worked of these pushersis equal tothat of the different values of the goods to be distributed.

On these pushers, that is to say on their rods, are provided contacts 81coacting with contacts 82, 83 provided at both sides, when the pushrrsare pushed, the contact between the plugs '78 and the plugs '19 and 80being at the same time interrupted;

The contacts 79 of the first pusher are connected to the wires 63, e5,e7, 69'and '12 and the contacts 79 of the other pushers are connected tothe contacts 80 of the immediately preceding pushers. Finally thecontacts 80 of the last pusher are connected to the wires 64, 66, 68,'10, 71, '73, 74 and 75. It will be understood that these wires are ofone and the same section are established only on the sections whichcorrespond with the electro-magnets 13 freeing the deposited changecoins, the total of which represents the value of the purchasing coinintroduced, minus the valu of the merchandise. The contacts 78 act onlyon those sections'which correspond to the electromagnets, freeing thecoins whose total value is equal to that of the merchandise, theejection of which will be controlled by the pusher member.

The wires 64, 66, 68, 70. '71, '73, '74 and '75 having been connectedrespectively to the switches 76a, 76b, 76c, 76d, 76c, 76;, '76.; and7611 which are always considered as establishing the only communicationwith the electromagnets 13, the device for distributing the merchandise,would then actuate the electromagnets 13 serving to establish the pointrepresenting the differencebetween a coin of greater value than that ofthe merchandise delivered.

However, in order to obtain this result it is necessary to establishsupplementary connections between the contacts 79 and of certainsections. 1

If, for example, the pusher 7'70 is destined to distributegoods of avalue of 2cents, each pair of the contacts '79 and 80 of this pusher areinterconnected by shunt wires, as indicated in Fig, 2,

except those of the section 1 corresponding to 2 cents. If the pusher 77serves for merchandise of a value of 12 cents only, contacts '79 and 80are used which belong to the sections 0 and f corresponding to 10 and to2 cents.

If the pusher '77 serves for merchandise of 3'7 cents, the contacts '79and 80 of the sections '7), c and f are made use of,'because thesesections correspond to 25, to 10 and to 2 cents.

, If, finally, the pusher 771" is destined for mer chandise of 53 cents,the contacts '79 and 80 of the sections a, g and h are not connectedbecause these sections correspond to 50, to 2 and to 1 cent.

At the other part, the contact 82 01 each pusher is connected to thewire of the section leading to the electro-magnet. 13 liberating thepeces whose highest value' is still within the price of the merchandise,that is to say, that the contact 82 coacting with the pusher 770 isconnected by a wire 84 to the wire "72 of the section I; the contact 82of the-pusher 77p is connected by a wire to the sectiond; the contact 82of the pusher '77 is connected by a wire 86 to the section b and thecontact 82 of the pusher .'7'7r is connected by a wire 87 to the sectiona. All these sections represent the value; of the highest piece withinthe price of the mechandise.

The pusher-contacts 83 are connected to an electro-magnet 880, 88p, 88.88y respectively, ac-

tuating the device ejecting the merchandise.

The operation will be easily understood. After introduction of apurchasing coin, a piece of; say,

50 cents into the tube 43 in order to obtain merchandise of a value of37 cents, which merchandise is distributed by the pusher 771 it willsuflice to manually push the latter so as to start theejector and toreceive the difference in change wi regard, to the money paid in.

The piece 44 introducedinto the tube 43 v establishes. as previouslyexplained, a current in the wires 65, 67, 69 and 72. By pushing home thepusher '77.; the contacts 78 do not get in touch with the contacts 79and 80 on the contrary, the contact 81 of this pusher gets in touch withthe contacts 82 and 83 corresponding to the same. Hence the current ofthe wire 6'7 does not pass to the wire 68, nor the current of the wire72 to the wire '73.

On the contrary, the current of the wires 6'7 and 69 passeswinto thewires '70 and '71 and the current of the wire '72 passes to the wires 74and '75 through the sections ,1] and h. Only the magnets 13d, '13s, 13;and 13h will be actuated and liberate two parts of 5 cents each andthree pieces of 1 cent each, hence totaling 13 cents constituting thedifference between the money introduced-SO cents -into the apparatus,and of the price of, the merchandise=37 cents. "l

.Simultaneously, the current of the wire 65 will be shunted by the wire86 with regard to the contact 82 of the pusher 77. and will pass, by thecontact 81'to the contact 83 and to the electro-magnet 88g actuating theejector of themerchandise for 37 cents.

The invention aifords finally the possibility of distributing ticketswith the apparatus afore described, a value being imprinted upon saidtickets, which is determined by the user himself.

The operation is performed by meansof the switches '76 shown in Figures2 and 9. Each of these switches comprises two branches of elasticcontact, those of the several switches being indicatedat 76a, 76b, 76c,76d, 76, '76:, 76g, 761., 76's., 76's, 76'c, 76's, 76'e, 76':,-'76''76-h mounted on one and the same insulating hub 118 moved from theexterior of the apparatus by a button 119a fixedly secured, like thesaid hub on stem 120. Each switch individually controlled may take twoposi-, tions the change position and the ticket printing position. Thebutton 1199. of each switch is provided with a finger 119's enabling itto be seen from the exterior in which of the two positions 1 the switchhas been arranged. The branches 76a,

76b, 76c, 76d, 7613767, 76g, 761: are respectively connected to wires64, at, as. '10, 71, 7a, 74, 75 lead: 120 ing from the selector of thedistributor system of the merchandise. The branches 76's, 76's, 76'c,76's, 76'e, '76'1', '76' 76'}. are all connected to the wire 89 which isconnected to the wire '72. In the change position, the branches 76a,7615, 76."125 76d 76e, '76:, 76;, 76h enter respectively into contactwith the terminals 1169, 116b, 116e, 116d, 116e, 116:, 116g, 116}.connected respectively to the electro-magnets 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, 13a,13:, 133, 13a, while the branches 76's., '76'b, '76c, 76's, 76's, '76':,76g, 76' remain without contact.

In the "ticket printing position the branches 76'a, '76b, 76'0, 76'11,76'e, '76'r, '76' 76's enter into coritact with terminals .llfi'a,116's, 116'0, 116's, 116'e, 1163, 116' 116'h which are all connected tothe same wire while the branches 769., 76b, 76c, 76d, 76, 761, 76g, 76hremain without contact.

The wire 121 is connected to the coil of an electro-magnet 90 whichactuates'a locking element which renders immovable the device forprinting the tickets. The ticket printing device cannot The device forprinting-the tickets may be of any suitable form, such as is, wellknown.

The apparatus shown as an example only, comprises only a money changingdevice and a merchandise distributor, but it would be possible to' addthereto any ticket printing device comprising eight keys or equivalentscontrolled as shown in Figure 2, by eight controlling relays 91a, 91b,The wires 64, 66, 68, '70, 71, 73, I74 and '75 are extended so as to getto the windings of the said relays.

If, for example, a piece of 50 cents has been introduced into the tube43 after a preliminary turning of the buttons 119b, 119e, and 1191 bythe utilizer in order to obtain a ticket corresponding to 37 cents, thecurrent sent into the wires 65, 67, 69 and 72 will pass to the wires 66,68, '70, 71', 73, '74, '75 and 89.

The current of' the wire 66 cannot arrive at the electro-magnet 13!;because the switch 76b has been turned, and passes across the relay 91bactuating the imprinting system for an impression of 25 cents. v I

The current of the wire 68 does not arrive at the bobbin 130 but passesthrough the relay actuating the system imprinting 10 cents.

The current of the wires 70, 'll fiows to the electro-magnets 13d and136 which liberate two pieces of 5 cents each. v

The currentof the wire '73 does not pass across the electro-magnet 13:but across the relay 76h which effects impression of 2 cents.

Finally, the current of the wires 74 and '76 flows through theelectro-magnets 13g and 13h which liberate three pieces of 1 cent.

The ticket imprinted shows the impression 0,37

. and the utilizer will receive 13 cents as difference between the moneypaid in (50 cents) and the value impressed.

The switches '76 could equally derive the current of the wires 64, 66,68, '10, 71, 73 and 75,

across their knives 76a, 76!: etc. directly tothe relays 91. The currentwould flow to each one of the said relays, only after pivoting of thehand-levers or the like of the switches.

This device necessitates, besides the general locking obtained by therelay 90, toprovide a mechanical locking of each printing key controlledby the hand-leverage.

Numerous distributors of, goods may be utilized, one embodiment ofsuch adistributor. being hereafter described simply in the way of an example-(Figs. 3 to 6).

r The goods are arranged in tubes 92 disposed in a certain height abovea plate 93. Between 1 the lower end of the tubes 92 and the said plate93 is arranged a block 94 slidingon the plate 93.

. Two guides 95 placed-at each side of the plate 93 ensure rectilinearto and fro movement of the block 94.

The front part of the block 94 is provided with an opening 96 of thesame shape and dimensions as the packetsin the tubes 92, containing themerchandise (Fig. 5).

The plate 93 is alsoprovided with an aperture 97 of the same shape anddimensions as the aperture 96 in the block 94.

Below the aperture 9'7 is provided a trap-duo 98 articulated by hinges98' to the plate 93 (Fig. 3)

The side of the trap-door, opposite to the hinges is kept in the closingposition (closing the aperture 9'7) by a small latch 99 oblique at itsfree extremity and sliding in a guide'100. This latch forms at its otherextremity a plunger forming in connection with the coils penetratinginto .one of the electro-magnets a solenoid. The solenoids arerespectively designated at 880, 881) and so on. A spring 101 maintainsthe latch constantlyin the closed position.

I Below the plate 93 is arranged a funn l 102 for evacuation. l

A- rod 103 soldered to the block 94 is terminated at the exterior of theapparatus by a pusher.

A trap-door 98 is provided at both sides of its articulation 98 withextensions, 104 (Fig. 6) entering at the moment of pivoting of the platearound. its articulation, into semi-circular recesses 105'provided inthe block 94 (Fig. 4).

The operation of this device is as follows:

The block 94 is pulled manually in such manner that its orifice 96coincides with the basis of the reservoir 92 whereby the lowermostpacket enters the said orifice.

By manually pushing home the pusher, viz. the

The trap-door 98 released in this manner pivots I and permits droppingof the merchandise into the funnel 102.

At this moment the extensions 104 of the trap; door 98 can pivot freelyin the recesses of the block-94 and adjust themselves vertically. Onmanually pulling now the rod 103 the piece 94 slides between the tube 92and the plate 93 and acts thereby 'upon the tenons 104 so that theyraise the trap-door until it engages above the latch 99 maintained byits spring 101 in the closed position, viz. in the position of locking.

The continued pulling of the rod brings anew the opening 96 below thetube 92 and a packet enters this opening. 0n pushing home the block 94its orifice 96 gets above the trap-door 98 and so on.

All mechanical' movements of the different devices may be obtainedeither by means of electric motors or by any other elements acted uponby hand or automatically.

It is obvious that the money distributor permits of a still more simplerealization permitting the direct distribution of pieces without theintermediate retaining orifices. In such a case the motor 25, lever,hand-wheel or the like, is suppressed and the arrangement of themoneypieces is effected with aid of electro-magnets I 13a, 13b and soon, as well as the ejection of said pieces.

The device described comprises always distributing tubes (1, b. and soon.

The Figures '7 and 8 represent one only of these tubes, for example thetube 11.

Below this tube b are placed two parts 106s,

107s provided with orifices 108b, 109s of the same diameter as the oneof the tube b, in such manner that the clearance of the latter iscontinued down to the lower face of the piece 107.

The parts 1061: and 107 are of a thickness.

purpose the extremity of the rod 11011 is of course articulated to thesaid armature.

Below the part 107b'are arranged a fixed stop 1 131; and, just opposed,a movable stop 1141; continued by a rod,115e sliding in a sleeve 116aThe extremity of this rod is provided with an oblong slit into whichengages the armature 112b. The slit is disposed in such manner thatsliding of the rod 115:; is possible only after the sliding of the piece110p effected by the armature 112b,

The above description relates only to the elements corresponding to thetube b; it is obvious will be readily unconsequently displaced and abutspartly against Y the upper face 01 the part 1071;. At this moment only,the part 115:: is moved by the armature 112s and the piece situated inthe aperture 109s is no longer supported and falls into the funnel 12.

The piece of money in the opening 108b, prevents, by its position, alldescent of pieces of money into the opening 109s and as soon as thearmature 112a arrives in its position of rest, the part 10Gb re-takesits original position. At this moment the piece contained therein dropsinto the orifice 109s already obstructed by the stop 114s and a piecedrops from the tube 12 into the orifice 108b, and so ,on.

According to this embodiment thewire 52 leads directly to the winding ofthe electro-magnet 39; the electro-magnet 48 remains installed in thesame manner in the general distribution.

It is obvious that the distributors of goods and of tickets may be usedeither separately or in combination with distributors of money, whichconstitute the basis itself of the' invention.

Consequently these distributors permit of further applications and henceof numerous modifications according to the particular requirements,without departing from the scope of the present invention.

- What I claim, is: I

1. In apparatus or the class described. a coin tube, a distributor platearranged for reciprocating movement at the lower end 'of the tube andhaving a coin receiving opening in registry with said tube when saidplate is in one position, a

fixed plate under the distributor plate and having a coin receivingopening with which the coin receiving opening of the distributor plateregisters when the distributor plate is in another position, said fixedplate also having a fixed stop below one side of its coin receivingopening; a movable stop below the opposite side of said opening andmeans to operate said movable stop.

2. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, in which the means to operate themovable stop is an i electro-magnet.

3. Apparatus of the class described, comprising means to deposit a coinfor use as change, means to release such deposited coin, means toreceive a coin for use in making a purchase, means to release suchpurchasing coin, means to eject goods, and means controlled by thepurchasing cointo operate the change coin depositing and releasing meansand also operate the goods ejecting means.

4. Apparatus as claimed in claim 3, including electrically actuatedmeans controlled by the purchasing coin when deposited to actuate thechange coin depositing and releasing means and to actuate the goodsejecting means.

5. Apparatus as claimed in claim 3, including a plurality of the changecoin depositing means, a plurality of the change coin releasing means, aplurality of the purchasing coin receiving means, a plurality of thepurchasing coin releasing means, a plurality of the goods ejectingmeans, and selecting mechanism to cause the operation of the change coindepositing means, any required number of the change coin releasingmeans, the purchasing coin releasing means, and any one of the goodsejecting means.

6. Apparatus as claimed in claim 3, including a plurality of the changecoin depositing means, a plurality of the change coin releasing means, aplurality ofthe purchasing coin receiving means, a plurality of thepurchasing coin releasing means, and independently operable selectingmeans one for each change coin depositing means, change coin releasingmeans, purchasing coin receiving means, purchasing coin releasing means,and goods ejecting means to cause the operation of such change coindepositing means, change coin releasing means, purchasing coin receivingmeans, purchasing coin releasing means, and goodsejecting means.

7. Apparatus as claimed in claim 3, in which the change coin depositingmeans comprises a slidable element and including a translating elementto actuate such slidable element and an open circuit for suchtranslating element, which circuit is closed by a coin when the same isplaced in the coin receiving means for use in making a purchase.

8. Apparatus as claimed in claim 3, including a tube to receive a changecoin and in which apparatus the means to deposit a coin for use aschange comprises a. slidable element below said tube having an openingto receive a coin from said tube, a fixed plate below said slidableelement having an opening into which such coin drops when the slidableelement isin one position and in which the releasing means for the coinis an element movable below and from one side of said opening in saidfixed plate.

9. Apparatus as claimed in claim 3, including a plurality of the changecoin depositing means, a plurality of the change coin releasing means, aplurality of the purchasing coin receiving means, a plurality of thepurchasing coin releasing means, a plurality of the goods ejectingmeans, common operating means for the change coin depositing means,common operating means for the purchasing coin releasing means, andindependently operable selecting mechanisms to cause the operation ofany required number of the change coin releasing means and any one ofthe goods ejecting means.

10. Apparatus as claimed in claim 3, including electrically actuatedmeans controlled by the purchasing coin when deposited to actuate thechange coin depositing means, the change coin releasing "means, thepurchasing-coin releasing means, and selecting means to operate thegoods ejecting means and predetermine the operation of the electricallyactuated means to actuate the change coin depositing means and thepurchasing coin releasing means.

- FEDERICO VELAZQUEZ.

